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Our multimedia resource library features content developed by both Switchboard and the larger resettlement community. You can browse the library by resource type, topic, population group, language, or publication year, or by using keywords through our search bar.
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You don’t need to be located in the same place as clients to help point them in the direction of useful services, resources, and reminders. Participants will learn from experts about how trusted apps, social media, and other virtual tools are supporting the sharing of accurate information to harder-to-reach communities. Speakers will discuss effective community…
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This tip sheet provides strategies to encourage newcomer youth and families to participate in programs and services. It is a companion to the Info Guide: Strategies to Increase Refugee and Newcomer Youth and Family Participation in Programs and Services and offers quick, actionable tips for real-world application. These strategies can be applied in both mandatory…
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Refugee and newcomer clients face a wide range of stressors that can contribute to crises before and during their resettlement, yet service providers are not always trained or licensed to respond to mental or physical health crises. This guide shares recommendations for non-clinical service providers to offer health crisis management to clients. Content warning: This…
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A Simple Guide for Home Maintenance Resettlement agency staff can use this guide as part of their housing orientation curriculum to educate newcomers about key home maintenance topics.
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State and Local Data Resources for Planning Refugee Services and Consultations Purpose of This Document This tool serves three main goals: 1. It demonstrates how data-sharing can strengthen connections between newcomer-serving organizations, agencies, and local systems, ultimately building stronger partnerships and improving outcomes for newcomers. 2. It equips service providers, local government agencies, and community-based…
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Federal Data Resources for Planning Refugee Services and Consultations Purpose of This Document 1. To highlight how effective data-sharing can strengthen connections and coordination between newcomer-serving organizations and agencies, build stronger partnerships across local systems, and ultimately improve successful outcomes for newcomers. 2. To help service providers, local government agencies, and other community-based newcomer services…